![]() Later that night, Simba has a nightmare about attempting to save his father, Mufasa, from falling into the wildebeest stampede but is stopped by Scar who then morphs into Kovu and sends Simba to his death. Simba is forced to reluctantly accept Kovu's place since he rescued Kiara. In exchange for the rescue, Kovu asks to join Simba's pride. ![]() As part of Zira's plan, Kovu's siblings Nuka and Vitani trap Kiara in a fire, allowing Kovu to rescue her. Despite promising to let Kiara do the hunt on her own, Simba has Timon and Pumbaa follow her in secret to watch over her, causing her to hunt away from the Pride Lands. Several years later, Kiara, now a young adult, begins her first solo hunt. Kovu explains he does not think it is bad to befriend Kiara, and Zira realizes she can use Kovu's friendship with Kiara to exact revenge on Simba. In the Outlands, Zira reminds Kovu that Simba killed Scar and exiled everyone who respected him. He then tells her that they are a part of each other. Zira reminds Simba of how he exiled her and the other Outsiders, and she says Kovu was to succeed Simba's deceased uncle and nemesis Scar.Īfter returning to the Pride Lands, Nala and the rest of the pride head back to Pride Rock while Simba lectures Kiara about the danger posed by the Outsiders. When Kovu retaliates to Kiara's playing, Simba confronts the young cub just as he is confronted by Zira, Kovu's mother and the Outsiders' leader. They escape using teamwork and Kiara even saves Kovu at one point. After entering the forbidden "Outlands", Kiara meets a young cub, Kovu, and they are attacked by crocodiles. Simba assigns his childhood friends meerkat Timon and warthog Pumbaa to follow her. In the Pride Lands of Africa, King Simba and Queen Nala's daughter, Kiara, becomes annoyed with her father's overprotective parenting. Despite initially receiving negative-to-mixed reviews, the film experienced a positive reassessment in later years, with many critics deeming it as one of Disney's better direct-to-video sequels. Jeremy Irons, who voiced Scar in the first film, was replaced by Jim Cummings, who briefly provided his singing voice in the first film. Rowan Atkinson, who voiced Zazu in the first film, was replaced by Edward Hibbert for both this film and The Lion King 1½ (2004). Most of the original cast returned to their roles from the first film with a few exceptions. Separated by Simba's prejudice against the banished pride and a vindictive plot planned by Kovu's mother Zira, Kiara and Kovu struggle to unite their estranged prides and be together. ![]() Produced by Walt Disney Video Premiere and animated by Walt Disney Animation Australia, the film centers on Simba and Nala's daughter Kiara, who falls in love with Kovu, a male rogue lion from a banished pride that was once loyal to Simba's evil uncle, Scar. According to director Darrell Rooney, the final draft gradually became a variation of Romeo and Juliet. It is the sequel to Disney's 1994 animated feature film, The Lion King, with its plot influenced by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and the second installment in The Lion King trilogy. In the jungle, two amusing characters – Pumba and Timone – befriend Simba and teach him about their carefree lifestyle: Hakuna Matata. When Simba becomes a young adult, he receives a plea to return to the Pride Lands to fight for his fateful destiny as king and bring the ravaged region back to its former glory.ĭon’t miss this beautiful story of love and revival!For tickets at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center, go to Or, for other venues on the National Tour of The Lion King, click here.The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (also titled as The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride) is a 1998 American animated direct-to-video musical romantic drama film. The young cub flees, embarking on a new life. The Lion King is the story of Simba, a lion cub prince growing up in the African savanna, whose hero is his father, Mufasa the king of the Pride Lands. Simba’s evil uncle, Scar, takes the king’s life and heartlessly convinces Simba the tragedy is his fault. Broadway’s Best Musical Playing in Miami now through May 26 Disney’s Award-Winning Musical: The Lion King - now playing at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center through May 26 - and then at other venues in the National TourĪ breathtaking spectacle of artistry and choreography, stunning costuming, live-size puppetry and captivating musicality, Disney’s The Lion King Musical, is like nothing you’ve ever seen before live on stage!
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